Oh My Word!! I did not plan on stamping or posting this evening, BUT….my Simon Says Stamp March Card Kit arrived in the mail…FINALLY!! And I was so inspired by the contents that I dropped everything else and stamped. The kit is beautiful!! Beautiful!! I just COULDN’T wait to share!!
I just LOVE the tones in these papers, and they compliment each other SO beautifully!! (oops, there’s that word again!) I love how the black really makes the colors ‘pop’. Tonight when I sat back to look at my finished card I wondered “Where in the WORLD did THIS come from?” I guess the colors and patterns really DID inspire me…to step out of my design box! Don’t you love when that happens? It’s almost as if I was channeling someone else’s creativity! Have you ever felt that way?
Actually, for a “fussy” card, mine is quite simple. Two banners made out of coordinating pattern paper and run through Die-namics Pierced Fishtail Flags STAX dies by My Favorite Things and flipped up at the ends. I matted my journaling card with black cardstock and lightly sponged the edges with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I popped it up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and tucked a bit of a punched piece (also lightly sponged) on the left side and added a bit of ribbon, just peeking out. Another bit of ribbon on the right side, the sentiment stamped directly onto the card and a few black sequins to bling it up a bit!
And that’s truly it!! The contents of the kit do all the hard work for you! Oh! And the layout for my card was inspired by this week’s Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge which was to pick ANY of their previous sketches and create a card!! How fun is THAT?!? I had already chosen sketch #218 last night and had a card laid out and ready to go, but this one took over!! lol
I’ve also linked my card to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge which is Special Lady/Girly (I think this qualifies!) as well as their board for the March 2015 Kit.
I finished the inside simply with just a single layer of the “NEW” cream cardstock provided in the kit.
I’m sure I will have more fun cards to share using this kit, it has great floral images still to play with!! If you want to see the kit in detail you can find it here.
I would LOVE to hear what you think of my card, I read and cherish each and every comment 🙂
Wishing you joy and blessings!
Products Used:
Cardstock: Black and “NEW” Cream by Simon Says Stamp
Pattern Paper: Classique Beauty by Authentique and journaling card
Ink: Tuxedo Black by Memento
Stamps: On My Mind by Simon Says Stamp
Dies: Die-namics Pierced Fishtail Flags STAX by My Favorite Things and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!
Punches: Decorative Label Punch by Stampin’ Up!
Tools: MISTI by My Sweet Petunia
Embellishments: Misc Sheer Black Ribbon and Black Sequins
Oh my goodness this is gorgeous, Shannon! So feminine. I just got this kit too and I love it! The papers are just beautiful.
Thank you Sandy!!
Beautifully done, Shannon! I love how oyu used the vintage image from the March card kit! Love the layering! Thanks so much for playing Simon Says Stamp Wednesday “Special Lady/Girly” Challenge!
So very lovely! The black and gold with cream is so pretty, as is the lady in the illustration, wow! You’re doing perfect work on these sketches. :). I’ve also started lining envelopes after seeing how pretty yours look that way.
Wowza, this is right up my vintage-lovin’ alley! I might have to look into those SS kits myself! I know Sandy loved hers too! This is GORGEOUS!
This is GORGEOUS! I just ADORE the focal panel, and those papers…oh my!!! SO beautiful! Thanks for playing along with The Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge!
Such a beautiful card. I love the color combination in this card kit.